Let’s say DataCentreX is a data center that replaces its drives every year as part of its preventive drive maintenance approach. This seems like a pretty good way to ensure that they never experience drive failures, right? Actually, drives can fail before they have...
Imagine that DataZ is a small business network attached storage (NAS) user that needs to have its data available all the time to meet tight schedules. It uses RAID (1, 5, 6) to protect against drive failure. While RAID configuration is great to protect data, it does...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DA Drive Analyzer is a service that predicts computer storage drive failures with deep learning technology. This service was designed for users who wish to protect their data against unexpected drive failures. DA...
Around 2008, the market for Solid State Device (SSD) development was emerging. After the success and industry-wide recognition of the ULINK DriveMaster testing platform, we developed a set of SSD Testing Packages for SSD vendors to test the quality and compliance of...
The ULINK Journey ULINK was founded in 2001 and today has become the world leader in providing IT storage interface test tools. Recently, it has successfully launched AI-powered DA Drive Analyzer for drive health prediction. It all began when we started providing...
Today, uses for AI are rapidly expanding to almost every field - self-driving cars, Alexa, Siri, chatbots, recommendations for shopping, search, and streaming. AI has proved beneficial in boosting productivity and optimization of resources with a higher accuracy in...
What are the advantages and disadvantages of RAID and how can you overcome the disadvantages with ULINK DA Drive Analyzer? A data center needs to be prepared for all eventualities. Even if a data center follows preventive methodologies for drive failure, it will still...
Which maintenance approach should data centers follow for the most effective use of their resources? With the prevalence of cloud computing and online services, enterprises rely heavily on data centers to serve users. Uninterrupted and reliable data storage has become...
In a data dependent world, ULINK DA Drive Analyzer’s AI algorithms disrupt drive failure prediction with 7-8 times more effectiveness than traditional systems. Large enterprises, small scale businesses, cloud service providers and datacenter operators are all seeing...
ULINK Technology recently presented at a webinar hosted by QNAP Systems to talk about the advantages of DA Drive Analyzer for QNAP NAS users as well as Managed Service Providers and System Integrators. Watch the webinar for yourself and learn more about DA Drive...
Traditionally, one way to determine whether a drive will fail is by looking for SMART trips. SMART attributes are drive health indicators generated by each storage drive, whose normalized values range from 1 to 253. Each drive manufacturer sets its own thresholds for...
Find out more about DA Drive Analyzer and how QNAP customers can try this service.